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In the near future, several large-scale research projects under way in astronomy, physics, biology, cybernetics and medicine have the potential to reshape our understanding of the universe and ourselves.

Join The University of Arizona College of Science as we provide a firsthand look into the workings of these far-reaching research programs and the diverse outcomes they may offer.

Six scientists will intimately describe their explorations into deep space, particle physics, evolutionary biology, artificial intelligence and the hidden workings of the human brain. Their insights and observations will provide a front-row seat to the epic scientific discoveries that the world may be making next.

March 3 

NEXT: Visualizing Human Thought

Elena Plante, professor and head of speech, language and hearing sciences

The ability of the human brain to think and communicate one's thoughts is fundamental to our experience. For centuries, our ability to understand how human thought is represented and communicated had to be inferred from observing behavior following brain damage. The recent advent of new tools for noninvasive study of the normal brain has revolutionized our understanding of brain function, allowing us for the first time to visualize human thought. And we are only just beginning.